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Population in Madagascar compared to Taiwan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 1.45 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Madagascar vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Taiwan
2100 86,197,674 10,150,338
2099 85,808,382 10,273,881
2098 85,404,097 10,399,680
2097 84,987,607 10,527,804
2096 84,559,113 10,657,536
2095 84,119,392 10,789,978
2094 83,665,834 10,925,075
2093 83,200,140 11,062,491
2092 82,723,075 11,202,670
2091 82,233,465 11,346,131
2090 81,734,626 11,494,369
2089 81,223,857 11,644,743
2088 80,700,261 11,799,177
2087 80,164,903 11,956,109
2086 79,619,760 12,116,149
2085 79,064,003 12,281,248
2084 78,499,094 12,451,872
2083 77,922,946 12,625,681
2082 77,337,305 12,803,442
2081 76,740,524 12,986,931
2080 76,133,028 13,174,137
2079 75,513,518 13,366,920
2078 74,881,435 13,564,788
2077 74,236,865 13,765,770
2076 73,582,256 13,969,802
2075 72,914,884 14,178,904
2074 72,235,202 14,391,331
2073 71,545,378 14,606,033
2072 70,843,401 14,824,987
2071 70,130,366 15,045,310
2070 69,409,326 15,266,143
2069 68,677,859 15,488,280
2068 67,936,195 15,714,125
2067 67,185,066 15,940,945
2066 66,425,210 16,167,553
2065 65,658,016 16,396,032
2064 64,881,253 16,625,600
2063 64,097,223 16,854,355
2062 63,305,402 17,084,600
2061 62,506,578 17,314,450
2060 61,701,267 17,541,998
2059 60,889,495 17,767,014
2058 60,073,702 17,988,239
2057 59,254,008 18,208,151
2056 58,428,653 18,423,453
2055 57,600,579 18,639,554
2054 56,769,869 18,853,384
2053 55,935,411 19,063,428
2052 55,097,962 19,270,076
2051 54,258,057 19,474,323
2050 53,415,029 19,677,203
2049 52,570,680 19,878,438
2048 51,725,320 20,073,645
2047 50,879,659 20,267,326
2046 50,033,785 20,454,154
2045 49,188,703 20,640,565
2044 48,344,009 20,819,477
2043 47,499,657 20,995,111
2042 46,656,643 21,166,213
2041 45,815,621 21,331,710
2040 44,976,152 21,491,361
2039 44,140,155 21,645,911
2038 43,305,683 21,794,529
2037 42,474,372 21,939,617
2036 41,645,556 22,077,701
2035 40,819,415 22,211,115
2034 39,997,842 22,340,809
2033 39,178,430 22,463,465
2032 38,361,932 22,582,449
2031 37,547,484 22,698,460
2030 36,737,238 22,809,605
2029 35,930,925 22,916,803
2028 35,128,136 23,022,058
2027 34,329,429 23,127,410
2026 33,535,391 23,229,461
2025 32,747,552 23,331,886
2024 31,964,956 23,410,331
2023 31,195,932 23,342,541
2022 30,437,261 23,319,977
2021 29,691,083 23,468,275
2020 28,953,556 23,582,179
2019 28,219,554 23,596,027
2018 27,494,926 23,580,080
2017 26,788,375 23,555,522
2016 26,099,952 23,515,945
2015 25,426,702 23,462,914
2014 24,764,348 23,403,635
2013 24,109,290 23,344,670
2012 23,462,438 23,270,367
2011 22,822,300 23,193,518
2010 22,183,340 23,140,948
2009 21,547,280 23,078,402
2008 20,923,840 22,997,696
2007 20,318,583 22,917,444
2006 19,730,909 22,823,455
2005 19,159,707 22,729,753
2004 18,606,608 22,646,836
2003 18,071,854 22,562,663
2002 17,549,913 22,463,172
2001 17,032,939 22,341,120
2000 16,516,338 22,184,530
1999 16,000,506 22,010,489
1998 15,489,364 21,835,703
1997 14,990,814 21,634,124
1996 14,510,711 21,441,432
1995 14,051,275 21,267,653
1994 13,613,850 21,086,645
1993 13,197,345 20,899,019
1992 12,800,870 20,704,227
1991 12,421,412 20,503,568
1990 12,055,639 20,278,946
1989 11,704,998 20,055,492
1988 11,369,462 19,839,704
1987 11,047,291 19,617,046
1986 10,736,857 19,411,454
1985 10,433,142 19,191,510
1984 10,134,550 18,929,866
1983 9,843,044 18,653,146
1982 9,557,671 18,354,855
1981 9,279,011 18,029,982
1980 9,006,032 17,704,538
1979 8,737,581 17,372,779
1978 8,475,864 17,042,272
1977 8,222,240 16,730,895
1976 7,976,831 16,401,413
1975 7,739,336 16,075,128
1974 7,509,726 15,784,817
1973 7,288,048 15,505,121
1972 7,074,398 15,220,495
1971 6,868,868 14,913,564
1970 6,672,003 14,582,944
1969 6,484,716 14,068,984
1968 6,306,493 13,548,537
1967 6,136,486 13,210,344
1966 5,974,279 12,874,153
1965 5,819,116 12,511,863
1964 5,669,863 12,137,143
1963 5,525,185 11,762,101
1962 5,384,150 11,392,513
1961 5,246,158 11,030,385
1960 5,111,029 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Madagascar's population will grow by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people with a rank change from 49th to 37th. The population of Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Taiwan
2100 0.45% -1.2%
2099 0.47% -1.21%
2098 0.49% -1.22%
2097 0.51% -1.22%
2096 0.52% -1.23%
2095 0.54% -1.24%
2094 0.56% -1.24%
2093 0.58% -1.25%
2092 0.6% -1.26%
2091 0.61% -1.29%
2090 0.63% -1.29%
2089 0.65% -1.31%
2088 0.67% -1.31%
2087 0.68% -1.32%
2086 0.7% -1.34%
2085 0.72% -1.37%
2084 0.74% -1.38%
2083 0.76% -1.39%
2082 0.78% -1.41%
2081 0.8% -1.42%
2080 0.82% -1.44%
2079 0.84% -1.46%
2078 0.87% -1.46%
2077 0.89% -1.46%
2076 0.92% -1.47%
2075 0.94% -1.48%
2074 0.96% -1.47%
2073 0.99% -1.48%
2072 1.02% -1.46%
2071 1.04% -1.45%
2070 1.07% -1.43%
2069 1.09% -1.44%
2068 1.12% -1.42%
2067 1.14% -1.4%
2066 1.17% -1.39%
2065 1.2% -1.38%
2064 1.22% -1.36%
2063 1.25% -1.35%
2062 1.28% -1.33%
2061 1.31% -1.3%
2060 1.33% -1.27%
2059 1.36% -1.23%
2058 1.38% -1.21%
2057 1.41% -1.17%
2056 1.44% -1.16%
2055 1.46% -1.13%
2054 1.49% -1.1%
2053 1.52% -1.07%
2052 1.55% -1.05%
2051 1.58% -1.03%
2050 1.61% -1.01%
2049 1.63% -0.97%
2048 1.66% -0.96%
2047 1.69% -0.91%
2046 1.72% -0.9%
2045 1.75% -0.86%
2044 1.78% -0.84%
2043 1.81% -0.81%
2042 1.84% -0.78%
2041 1.87% -0.74%
2040 1.89% -0.71%
2039 1.93% -0.68%
2038 1.96% -0.66%
2037 1.99% -0.63%
2036 2.02% -0.6%
2035 2.05% -0.58%
2034 2.09% -0.55%
2033 2.13% -0.53%
2032 2.17% -0.51%
2031 2.21% -0.49%
2030 2.24% -0.47%
2029 2.29% -0.46%
2028 2.33% -0.46%
2027 2.37% -0.44%
2026 2.41% -0.44%
2025 2.45% -0.34%
2024 2.47% 0.29%
2023 2.49% 0.1%
2022 2.51% -0.63%
2021 2.55% -0.48%
2020 2.6% -0.06%
2019 2.64% 0.07%
2018 2.64% 0.1%
2017 2.64% 0.17%
2016 2.65% 0.23%
2015 2.67% 0.25%
2014 2.72% 0.25%
2013 2.76% 0.32%
2012 2.8% 0.33%
2011 2.88% 0.23%
2010 2.95% 0.27%
2009 2.98% 0.35%
2008 2.98% 0.35%
2007 2.98% 0.41%
2006 2.98% 0.41%
2005 2.97% 0.37%
2004 2.96% 0.37%
2003 2.97% 0.44%
2002 3.04% 0.55%
2001 3.13% 0.71%
2000 3.22% 0.79%
1999 3.3% 0.8%
1998 3.33% 0.93%
1997 3.31% 0.9%
1996 3.27% 0.82%
1995 3.21% 0.86%
1994 3.16% 0.9%
1993 3.1% 0.94%
1992 3.05% 0.98%
1991 3.03% 1.11%
1990 3% 1.11%
1989 2.95% 1.09%
1988 2.92% 1.14%
1987 2.89% 1.06%
1986 2.91% 1.15%
1985 2.95% 1.38%
1984 2.96% 1.48%
1983 2.99% 1.63%
1982 3% 1.8%
1981 3.03% 1.84%
1980 3.07% 1.91%
1979 3.09% 1.94%
1978 3.08% 1.86%
1977 3.08% 2.01%
1976 3.07% 2.03%
1975 3.06% 1.84%
1974 3.04% 1.8%
1973 3.02% 1.87%
1972 2.99% 2.06%
1971 2.95% 2.27%
1970 2.89% 3.65%
1969 2.83% 3.84%
1968 2.77% 2.56%
1967 2.72% 2.61%
1966 2.67% 2.9%
1965 2.63% 3.09%
1964 2.62% 3.19%
1963 2.62% 3.24%
1962 2.63% 3.28%
1961 2.64% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.47%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Taiwan
Current population
33750171
23229461
Population rank 49/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.28%
One net population change
41 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
31.5 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
2.24 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 -215
Annual growth/decline +769,024 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 180/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 +47,029
Net migration rank 100/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -
2024 - -1,795 -67,188 47,029
2023 766,391 -1,487 -69,794 225,599
2022 753,931 -1,487 -68,327 -42,430
2021 741,416 -1,480 -30,039 -156,010
2020 736,607 -1,480 -7,782 -33,978
2019 735,853 -2,976 1,416 12,718
2018 719,267 -2,887 8,725 8,888
2017 699,498 -2,784 22,613 8,809
2016 682,801 -2,687 35,980 11,707
2015 668,977 -2,594 49,741 8,581
2014 660,837 -2,522 - -
2013 654,230 -2,445 - -
2012 644,255 -2,334 - -
2011 640,577 -2,219 43,836 19,077
2010 641,543 -1,979 - -
2009 634,008 -1,429 - -
2008 615,580 -1,255 - -
2007 597,772 -1,563 - -
2006 581,489 -2,336 - -
2005 568,143 -4,869 - -
2004 556,319 -13,393 - -
2003 544,903 -18,345 - -
2002 535,518 -18,209 - -
2001 529,656 -13,014 132,707 -3,811
2000 520,860 -4,298 - -
1999 516,976 -1,891 - -
1998 508,408 -1,222 - -
1997 490,905 -986 - -
1996 471,453 -1,161 - -
1995 450,259 -1,670 - -
1994 428,169 -1,905 - -
1993 408,801 -2,063 - -
1992 388,430 -2,216 - -
1991 375,040 -2,330 215,698 -12,128
1990 360,621 -1,777 - -
1989 344,279 -1,848 - -
1988 330,510 -1,883 - -
1987 317,621 -1,896 - -
1986 307,074 -1,914 - -
1985 304,199 -1,947 - -
1984 296,892 -1,965 - -
1983 290,085 -1,979 - -
1982 284,733 -2,093 - -
1981 277,535 -2,864 326,883 4,508
1980 275,287 -4,005 - -
1979 270,752 -5,126 - -
1978 263,684 -5,874 - -
1977 255,399 -5,957 - -
1976 247,026 -5,655 - -
1975 238,774 -5,173 - -
1974 230,233 -4,607 - -
1973 221,768 -4,037 - -
1972 213,138 -3,583 - -
1971 204,617 -3,118 - -
1970 194,889 -2,658 - -
1969 184,562 -2,216 - -
1968 175,869 -1,766 - -
1967 167,287 -1,383 - -
1966 159,483 -964 346,958 18,774
1965 152,362 -550 - -
1964 146,894 -204 - -
1963 142,666 0 - -
1962 139,412 0 - -
1961 136,578 0 - -
1960 133,684 0 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/madagascar/taiwan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.7% of the population change in Madagascar is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people). In Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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